DØ High Voltage

System Tutorial

J. Frederick Bartlett
 Outline

 Hardware
 EPICS Support
 HV Record
 HV Alarms
 Operator GUI Programs
 HV Utility Display
 Global HV Display
 HV Channel Display
 Diagnostic Guidelines

 Ref:
 \\D0server4\projects\Online_Comput
ing\Tutorials\HvTutorial.ppt

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Hardware - HV Crate

MVME2301 4877
IOC Processor Module

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Hardware - HV Module

Replaceable
Generator Pod

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Hardware - HV Channel

Voltage
Test Point

Voltage
Trimpot

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 Hardware

 VME crate
 6U size
 Custom backplane
 Additional voltage supplies
 +5V Digital, +- 12V Analog, +-12 V
Bulk(Unfiltered)
 Fermilab/BiRa 4877 module
 Cockroft-Walton generator
 Six modules per VME crate
 8 channels per module
 10 voltage generator pod types
 Backplane trip links
 Backplane module address
encoding (geographical)

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 Hardware

 Reference
 Bi Ra - “Model VME 4877PS
High Voltage Power Supply
System Manual”

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 EPICS High Voltage
Support
Ethernet LAN

Channel DB
Access Load

Database IOC
Scanners
Access Database

Record
Support
HV Support

Device
Support

Driver

VME

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 HV Record

 HV Record - hv
 High-level device interface
 Sequential state machine
model (limited implementation
of Harel state diagram)
 Ramp algorithm
 Parabolic end sections
 Linear center section
 Convergence algorithm
 Repeat ramp until within
tolerance limit
 Enter PAUSE state if repeat limit
exceeded

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 HV Record

 Purpose
 Control and monitor an
individual HV channel
 Add high-level operations to a
basic voltage generator
 Implemented as a sequential
state machine with states,
transitions, actions, and
events
 Ramping to a target voltage
is a software function

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HV Record - Pod Types

Pod Name Max Voltage Max Current

P5.5KV1 +5.5kV 2.3 mA
M5.5KV1 -5.5 kV 2.3 mA
P5.5KV2 +5.5 kV 1.0 mA
M5.5KV2 -5.5 kV 1.0 mA
P5.5KV3 +5.5 kV 0.1 MA
M5.5KV3 -5.5 kV 0.1 mA
P3.5KV +3.5 kV 3.5 mA
M3.5KV -3.5kV 3.5 mA
P2.0KV +2.0 kV 3.2 mA
M10V1 -10 V 0.2 mA

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 HV Record - State
Diagram

Locked

Paused Holding

Ramp Average Tripped

On

Offline Off Disabled

Start

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 HV Record - Ramp
Algorithm
 Compute average voltage
 Compute voltage step size
and number of steps to reach
target voltage
 Execute ramp steps
 Compute average voltage
 Compare abs(Vaverage - Vtarget)
with Vtolerance
 less or equal - Enter HOLDING
state
 greater - Repeat ramp
sequence

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 HV Record - Ramp
Algorithm
 If the number of ramp cycles
exceeds the limit, enter the
PAUSE state and set an
alarm condition

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HV Record – Time Plots

 Decay profile
 Capacitive load

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HV Record – Time Plots

 Ramp regions
 Parabolic ends
 Linear center

Linear
Region
Parabolic
Region

Parabolic
Region

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 HV Record - Trips

 Channel
 Overvoltage
 Trimpot setting
 Overcurrent
 Register setting
 External
 Backplane connection
 Module
 Watchdog
 Access timeout (unused)
 Interlock
 Front panel connector (unused)
 External
 Backplane connection

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HV Record - Parameters

 ACCL
 Parabolic acceleration rate
(Volts/Sec**2)
 RATE/ACCL = Duration of
parabolic region (Sec)
 CSCAL
 Ramping current scaling factor
 MAXC
 Current trip level (uAmps)
 RATE
 Ramp rate (Volts/Sec)
 VTOL
 Voltage setting tolerance
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 HV Alarms

 Invalid Alarm
 Hardware access error
 OFFLINE or INVALID state
 Minor Alarm
 OFF or PAUSED states
 Current warning limit exceeded
 Voltage warning limit exceeded
 Major Alarm
 TRIPPED state
 Current fatal limit exceeded
 Voltage fatal limit exceeded
 A tripped channel will pause
the run
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 HV Alarms – SES
Display

Voltage State and

Limit Current Limit

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 Operator GUI Programs

 HV Utility display
 Monitor crate parameters
(backplane voltages and
temperature)
 Global HV display
 Monitor channel state for
multiple crates
 Control state change for
multiple crates
 HV Channel display
 Monitor channel parameters
for a single crate
 Control state change for single
channel or all channels in a
crate
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HV Utility Display

Paging
Tabs

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 HV Utility Display

 Purpose
 Monitor HV crate parameters
 Backplane voltages
 Temperature
 Properties
 Organized by detector page
 Read-only access
 Background color indicates
alarm state
 Implementation
 Python script
 Program name - HvuGui.py
 Configuration scripts - xxx.hvu
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 Global HV Display

Channel
State
Left-Click
for Crate
Display
Channel
Alarm

Module

State Change
Buttons

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 Global HV Display

 Purpose
 Monitor state of channels in
multiple crates
 Execute multiple-crate actions
 Initiate crate display
 Properties
 Organized by crate
 Multi-crate action buttons
 Implementation
 Python script
 Program name - HvgGui.py
 Configuration script - xxx.hvg

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 Global HV Display

 Crate button
 Start individual crate display
 Action buttons
 OFF - set channels to OFF
state
 ON - set channels to ON state
 RESET - reset tripped channels
 FULL - set to a full
(operational) voltage
 STANDBY – set to standby
voltage

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 Global HV Display

 Buttons for other target

voltages may be added in the
configuration file
 Channel state colors
 Purple - OFFLINE, DISABLED
 Blue - OFF
 Orange – ON, PAUSED
 Yellow - AVERAGE, RAMP
 Green – HOLDING
 Turquoise – LOCKED
 Red - TRIPPED

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 HV Channel Display

Size
Control

Page Cycle
Control

Right-Click
For Limits

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HV Channel Display

Paging
Tabs
Standby
Entry

State Change
Buttons

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 HV – Channel Display

Scale
Selection

Channel
Stripchart

Left-Click
To Plot Channel

Navigation
Buttons

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HV Channel Display

Select Voltage
Scale

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HV Channel Display

Select Current
Scale

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 HV Channel Display

 Purpose
 Monitor individual channels
 State
 Voltage and current readback
 Target voltage
 Voltage and current trip levels
 Execute all-channel and
individual channel actions
 Set all-channel and individual
channel target voltages
 Usually displays a single crate

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 HV Channel Display

 Properties
 Organized by channel
 Multi-channel action buttons
 Channel action menu button
 Implementation
 Python script
 Program name - HvcGui.py
 Configuration script - xxx.hvc
 Action buttons
 Similar to global display +
 OFFLINE/ONLINE
 PAUSE/RESUME
 LOCK/UNLOCK
 Channel state colors
 Same as Detector display

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 Diagnostic Guidelines

 Channel is in offline state

 Missing HV module
 Incorrect module type in
database
 Faulty module
 Module trips after transition
from off to on state
 After a period with the power
off, the channel may not be
stable. Leave the power on for
~1/4 hour, after which the
channel may recover.
 Faulty module

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 Diagnostic Guidelines

 Module trips during ramp but

has not exceeded either the
voltage or current trip limit
 After a period in the off state,
the channel may not be stable.
Leave the channel in the on
state at zero output for ~1/4
hour, after which the channel
may recover
 Faulty module

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 Diagnostic Guidelines

 Ramp away from zero volts

does not converge to target
voltage
 Record tuning parameters set
incorrectly
 Faulty module
 Current trip during ramp
caused by capacitance
charging
 Reduce ramp rate
 Increase current scaling factor
parameter
 Lengthen parabolic ramp
region

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 Diagnostic Guidelines

 Ramp toward zero volts does

converges to the target
voltage very slowly
 Reduce load capacitance or
increase shunt resistance
 The Cockroft-Walton generator is
a charge pump and can only
drive the voltage away from zero
(positive or negative). Ramping
toward zero requires a shunt
resistance to discharge the load
capacitance and the voltage
divider resistance in the pod is
~10-50 Megohms.

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